The week in pictures

Congratulations to Tony Lecuroux (pictured) of five-star Blackburn hotel Northcote Manor scooped the top place at the UK heat of this year’s Ruinart Sommelier Challenge.

Battling it out against 26 other budding master somms at 67 Pall Mall in London, he’s is now set to join 14 other champions from the 11 worldwide Ruinart Sommelier Challenge finas (held in the US, Nordics, Spain, Switzerland, Belgium, Italy, Germany, Hong Kong, Singapore and Australia) for an all-expenses paid trip to France this July, hosted by Ruinart’s Chef de Cave Frédéric Panaïotis.